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Court of appeals overturns verdict on journalist Kurşun, finds prison term insufficient

Court of appeals overturns verdict on journalist Kurşun, finds prison term insufficient

The 3rd Penal Chamber of the Gaziantep Regional Court of Justice has overturned the 3-year prison sentence of journalist Çetin Kurşun and demanded that Kurşun be penalized on charge of “membership of a terrorist organization”.

28 October 2021

20 Years of Impunity in Özgür Ülke Newspaper Bombing

20 Years of Impunity in Özgür Ülke Newspaper Bombing

Özgür Ülke newspaper has been bombed 20 years ago. “There is neither the suspects nor a proper investigation,” Eren Keskin said in today’s commemoration.

3 December 2014

Kadri Bağdu, Kurdish Newspaper Distributor, Killed in Adana

Kadri Bağdu, Kurdish Newspaper Distributor, Killed in Adana

After being gravely injured by unknown assailants in Adana’s Seyhan district, Azadiya Welat newspaper distributor Kadri Bağdu lost his life yesterday - an incident that reminded many of Turkey’s unclaimed killings during the 1990s.

15 October 2014

Azadiya Welat Newspaper Banned - Again

Azadiya Welat Newspaper Banned - Again

Azadiya Welat, the only nation-wide newspaper in Turkey publishing in Kurdish, has been banned for the duration of 15 days. This is the ninth publication ban for the daily. Its printing house in Diyarbakır was searched by the police.

Azadiya Welat Newspaper Writer Kılıç Arrested

Azadiya Welat Newspaper Writer Kılıç Arrested

Journalist Deniz Kılıç from the Kurdish Azadiya Welat newspaper was sentenced to more than two years in prison for his statements made on Roj TV. He had already served ten months in prison. Now he was arrested again to serve the remaining sentence.

Two Kurdish Newspapers Banned, Güney Magazine Copies Seized

Two Kurdish Newspapers Banned, Güney Magazine Copies Seized

The publication of the Kurdish newspapers Azadiya Welat and Rojev was suspended for one month because of alleged "propaganda for a terror organization". Copies of the three-monthly Güney magazine were confiscated for the same reason.

31 August 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Kurdish Journalist Kılınç Detained 5 Months after Conviction

Kurdish Journalist Kılınç Detained 5 Months after Conviction

Journalist Kılınç, former official of the Kurdish Azadiya Welat newspaper, was detained on 22 July. He had received a prison sentence of more than 21 years in February on the grounds of spreading propaganda for the PKK in some of the articles published in the paper.

23 July 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Kurdish Chief Editor Released after Defence in Kurdish

Kurdish Chief Editor Released after Defence in Kurdish

A court in Diyarbakır released Mehdi Tanrıkulu, editorial manager of the Kurdish Azadiya Welat newspaper, pending trial after 1.5 months in detention. Tanrıkulu was detained because he had insisted on presenting his defence in Kurdish.

21 May 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Journalist Associations Criticize Heavy Sentence of Kurdish Journalist

Journalist Associations Criticize Heavy Sentence of Kurdish Journalist

National and international journalists associations criticized the prison sentence of 166.5 years handed down to journalist Vedat Kurşun. The decision is viewed as highly disproportional and politically motivated. The associations urge for a review of the referring legislations.

18 May 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

166.5 Years' Sentence for Kurdish Journalist Vedat Kurşun

166.5 Years' Sentence for Kurdish Journalist Vedat Kurşun

Detained journalist Kurşun, former editorial manger of the Kurdish Azadiya Welat newspaper, was sentenced to 166 years and 6 months imprisonment under charges of "Membership of the PKK" and spreading PKK propaganda".

14 May 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Lawyer of Detained Journalist Kurşun Recused Member of Court

Lawyer of Detained Journalist Kurşun Recused Member of Court

Lawyer of Kurdish Azadiya Welat newspaper journalist Kurşun, Serhat Eren, demanded to recuse a judge from a Diyarbakır court; the request will be decided on 13 May. Azadiya Welat correspondent Sayan from Van was released.

10 May 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Major Doubts about Journalist's Death Brought to Parliament

Major Doubts about Journalist's Death Brought to Parliament

Bayandır from the Peace and Democracy Party brought the doubts about the suspicious death of Metin Alataş, employee of the Kurdish Azadiay Welat newspaper, to Interior Minister Atalay. Alataş was attacked a few months prior to his death and had previously claimed to be threatened.

9 April 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Journalist Detained for Speaking Kurdish at Court

Journalist Detained for Speaking Kurdish at Court

Mehdi Tanrıkulu, editorial manager of the Kurdish Azadiya Welat newspaper, was arrested upon his claim to make his defence in court in Kurdish. Tanrıkulu faces imprisonment of up to ten years. He referred to the Treaty of Lausanne and the European Court of Human Rights.

9 April 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Kurdish Journalist Vedat Kurşun Sentenced to 3 Years

Kurdish Journalist Vedat Kurşun Sentenced to 3 Years

Former editorial manager of the Kurdish Azadiya Welat newspaper Vedat Kurşun was sentenced to three years imprisonment by a Diyarbakır court because of publishing obituaries of killed PKK members and statements of imprisoned PKK leader Öcalan.

1 April 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

2 Publication Bans in 3 Days for Kurdish Azadiya Welat Newspaper

2 Publication Bans in 3 Days for Kurdish Azadiya Welat Newspaper

Within three days, the Istanbul High Criminal Court imposed another publication ban on the Kurdish Azadiya Welat newspaper based on two articles and one obituary for a PKK member. One of the articles mentioned is entitled "Heroism week is the saga of freedom".

31 March 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Kurdish Daily Azadiya Welat Banned again

Kurdish Daily Azadiya Welat Banned again

Another one month's publication ban was imposed on the Kurdish Azadiya Welat newspaper because of "propaganda for an illegal organization". Editor Kılınç received a 21 year's prison sentence recently; former editorial manager Kurşun faces imprisonment of up to 525 years.

29 March 2010 Erhan Üstündağ

Kurdish Journalist Faces 525-Year Prison Sentence

Kurdish Journalist Faces 525-Year Prison Sentence

The Diyarbakır 5th High Criminal Court Prosecutor demanded a 105-fold prison sentence for Vedat Kurşun, former chief editor of Kurdish Azadiya Welat newspaper, under charges of "spreading propaganda for a terror organization".

23 February 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

21 Years Prison Sentence for Kurdish Editor Özen

21 Years Prison Sentence for Kurdish Editor Özen

A Diyarbakır Court sentenced Kurdish Azadiya Welat newspaper owner Ozan Kılınç to 15months imprisonment each for twelve issues of the paper. Additionally, he received a six years three months sentences charged with "committing a crime on behalf of an illegal organization". An arrest warrant was issued for Kılınç.

17 February 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

7 People Arrested in Raids of Homes and Offices in Adana

7 People Arrested in Raids of Homes and Offices in Adana

The police in Adana arrested Radio Dünya broadcast director Kenan Karavil, journalists of Kurdish newspapers Şeyhmus Bildgin and Seyithan Akyüz and 3 provincial authorities of the Democratic Society Party.

8 December 2009 Erol Önderoğlu